Aswath S becomes India's 98th Grandmaster after Pune tournament win

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Chennai teenager Aswath S achieved his third and final Grandmaster norm at the Pune International GM Round Robin 2026, becoming India's 98th GM.
He secured the title by defeating FM Kannan Vaidyanathan in the final round, finishing with 7/9 points.
The achievement came after a four-month break for his Class 10 board exams.

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Chennai teenager Aswath S achieved his third and final Grandmaster norm at the Pune International GM Round Robin 2026, becoming India's 98th GM. He secured the title by defeating FM Kannan Vaidyanathan in the final round, finishing with 7/9 points. The achievement came after a four-month break for his Class 10 board exams.

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